With Summer on its way, having a home bar is the perfect setting to host a gathering with family and friends, and having a functional and totally modern home bar will allow you to do so!

DC - Full House Renovation

MBW Designs

Man Cave Basement Bar photo by Tod Connell Photography
Photo of a small contemporary u-shaped seated home bar in DC Metro with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, beige splashback, stone tile splashback, laminate floors and beige floor.

Hawthorn Woods, IL Project

Matrix Home Solutions

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional l-shaped seated home bar in Chicago with an undermount sink, glass-front cabinets, black cabinets, granite benchtops, white splashback, stone tile splashback, laminate floors, grey floor and beige benchtop.

Let's ROCK!

Ксения Розанцева | Творческая группа «Оcобинка»

Design ideas for a small industrial u-shaped seated home bar in Moscow with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, laminate floors, beige floor and turquoise benchtop.

Game Room & Home Bar

Story Barns

Design ideas for a large country l-shaped seated home bar in Denver with recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, an undermount sink, brown splashback, timber splashback, laminate floors and brown floor.

Custom Walk Up Bar

WL Kitchen & Home

Inspiration for a large single-wall seated home bar in New York with raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, no sink, grey splashback, mirror splashback, laminate floors, yellow floor and brown benchtop.

Bars

MILLIRON GRANITE & QUARTZ

(c) Cipher Imaging Architectural Photography
Photo of a traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, brown cabinets, granite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, glass tile splashback, laminate floors and brown floor.

Rustic Style- Home Bar

Floor to Ceiling Carpet One Floor & Home

Robb Siverson Photography
Photo of a large country seated home bar in Other with shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, quartzite benchtops, multi-coloured splashback, stone tile splashback and laminate floors.

Contemporary New Home Design & Build

Icon Projects Ltd.

Rec room, bunker, theatre room, man cave - whatever you call this room, it has one purpose and that is to kick back and relax. This almost 17' x 30' room features built-in cabinetry to hide all of your home theatre equipment, a u-shaped bar, custom bar back with LED lighting, and a custom floor to ceiling wine rack complete with powder-coated pulls and hardware. Spanning over 320 sq ft and with 19 ft ceilings, this room is bathed with sunlight from four huge horizontal windows. Built-ins and bar are Black Panther (OC-68), both are Benjamin Moore colors. Flooring supplied by Torlys (Colossia Pelzer Oak).

Tiedebohl Clubroom

Red Oak Remodeling

Photo of a small transitional galley seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, granite benchtops, laminate floors, brown floor and black benchtop.

Custom Home Bar-Cold Spring Harbor

Planit Construction Inc.

We designed and custom made this bar for our clients as part of their total basement makeover.T he bar has seating for 8, with additional seating for more at the table. This entire area is hidden away from the children's play area behind a bookcase hidden door. We also created the 160-bottle lighted, wine storage unit.

Bar

Strom Construction Inc

Large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in Charlotte with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, multi-coloured splashback and laminate floors.

Residential Bar

WL Bars

This is an example of a large traditional u-shaped seated home bar in New York with glass-front cabinets, medium wood cabinets, granite benchtops, laminate floors, yellow floor, grey benchtop and an undermount sink.

PKS Kitchen Remodel

Blue Green Construction, Inc.

Mid-sized contemporary galley seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, quartz benchtops, grey splashback, laminate floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Hawthorn Woods, IL Project

Matrix Home Solutions

Custom Bar

G&S Contracting, LLC

Custom home bar with poplar lumber and several coats of a wood polishing wax, with additional wainscoting, and under cabinet lighting.
Photo of a mid-sized modern u-shaped seated home bar in Other with an undermount sink, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, laminate floors, multi-coloured floor and brown benchtop.

Custom Walk Up Bar

WL Kitchen & Home

This is an example of a mid-sized contemporary single-wall seated home bar in New York with an undermount sink, raised-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, marble benchtops, white splashback, marble splashback, laminate floors, brown floor and white benchtop.

Let's ROCK!

Ксения Розанцева | Творческая группа «Оcобинка»

This is an example of a small industrial u-shaped seated home bar in Moscow with an undermount sink, flat-panel cabinets, medium wood cabinets, wood benchtops, grey splashback, laminate floors, beige floor and turquoise benchtop.

Game Room & Home Bar

Story Barns

Design ideas for a large country l-shaped seated home bar in Denver with an undermount sink, recessed-panel cabinets, dark wood cabinets, wood benchtops, brown splashback, timber splashback, laminate floors and brown floor.

Brick Accents with Shuffleboard Basement

Harmony Drive Interiors

Design ideas for a mid-sized industrial galley seated home bar in DC Metro with laminate floors, brown floor, an undermount sink, shaker cabinets, grey cabinets, red splashback, brick splashback and grey benchtop.

Seated Home Bar Design Ideas with Laminate Floors

A home bar can provide a spot of indulgence for one, or be a central hub you gather round when entertaining. Whether you’re thinking of planning a wine bar, outdoor bar, or just making room for a bar cart, browse these images for inspiration, and ask yourself the following questions.

Where should you position your home bar?

The most popular location for a home bar is in or near the kitchen or dining room. If you prefer entertaining outdoors, however, an outdoor bar can be a dream addition to any Aussie backyard – and imagine the luxury of swimming up to your very own pool bar! If you're building from scratch, a landscape architect can help you work out the ideal design for your space.

What type of home bar is best suited to your needs?

Home bars come in all shapes and sizes, and with an array of practicalities. Utilise an awkward corner with a cabinet bar; maximise floor space with a trunk bar, which unfolds to create a bar counter; or conveniently turn any space in your house into a bar room with a mobile bar such as a fun bar cart. If you prefer a more grandiose option, or all the amenities of a real bar, you can’t go past a built-in home bar.

What home bar functionalities do you want to include?

Decide how you will use the bar and whether you will need sinks, storage and refrigeration. Including a sink in your home bar design is a practical addition if you choose a location far from your kitchen. If you’re a wine connoisseur, you may want to include additional wine storage, whereas a mini bar fridge within the kitchen may need no extra storage at all. Home bars that will be used infrequently – perhaps an outdoor bar in the cooler months – may not need refrigeration and could suffice with large ice buckets.

What bar furniture will you need?

Seating is essential to any home bar and will impact the style of your home bar design. Bar stools, for example, come in an array of materials and styles, from traditional wooden bar stools, to resort- and industrial-style stools. Storage is another important element, so look for a liquor cabinet and wine racks. Next, if you are creating a freestanding station, you will need a bar table, which are taller and shallower than regular dining tables. Check that your stools and table height work together before you finalise any home bar designs.

How can you personalise your bar design?

Bar tools and accessories are an easy and interchangeable way to personalise your bar design. You may want to create a wine bar, tavern-style bar or retro bar, so look for wine glasses and tumblers, for instance, that will help carry this style. Coasters, bar mats or signage will help you to further achieve your desired look.